Newton County, Missouri

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Key figures

Statistic	Newton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	60,118	6,191,814	334,922,499	893rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,301	$70,702	$80,734	1496th of 3,221
Median Age	40.2	39.0	38.9	2064th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.5%	32.4%	35.7%	1429th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$190,700	$230,300	$332,700	1511th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$817	$1,033	$1,413	1982nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.5%	12.6%	12.5%	1577th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	4.0%	5.2%	756th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	96.2	90.1	n/a	1009th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.5%	4.5%	14.1%	1087th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.0	n/a	n/a	1835th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.6%	68.1%	65.2%	1241st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.3	23.5	26.4	2065th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.6%	13.0%	15.1%	1606th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.0%	n/a	n/a	715th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.0%	46.5%	46.9%	483rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.5%	n/a	n/a	1358th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Newton County, Missouri

Statistic	Newton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.8%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	7.2%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	34.3	40.1	61.4

Age in Newton County, Missouri

Statistic	Newton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	40.2	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.9%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Newton County, Missouri

Statistic	Newton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	22,129	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	71.7%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.6%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.8%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	27.3%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Newton County, Missouri

Statistic	Newton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,219	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.7%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.3%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.3%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.2%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.5%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.6%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.3%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Newton County, Missouri

Statistic	Newton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	24,866	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.0%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.0%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.0%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.4%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.1%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,207	$1,948	n/a

Education in Newton County, Missouri

Statistic	Newton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	10.5%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.7%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.3%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.8%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.8%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Newton County, Missouri

Statistic	Newton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.2%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.1%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.9%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.7%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.9%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Newton County, Missouri

Statistic	Newton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.3%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.3%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.5%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.5%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.4%	5.8%	16.7%

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